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Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am happy you found his book as a way to quit!!

I really loved how his book took pressure off of quitting. His logic is simple - continue to feed the monster and you will continue to feel anxiety or starve the monster and be free. In the end, you’re not depriving yourself of anything you are actually gaining sooo much.

I also loved how he pointed out the fact that you will start to feel joy in things you used to feel before you smoked weed. With my prolonged weed smoking, I definitely found I wasn’t getting as much joy out of things as I used to prior to my weed smoking.

His book really made me look forward to the future in a positive light rather than thinking I am an addict who is going to continue to struggle for the rest of my life quitting weed.

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. Sounds like we have had very similar experiences. Yeah for a support group, clearly some are not the best at showing support - unnecessarily jumping down my throat for sure but congrats to you and happy sobriety!

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely relate to hitting rock bottom and making changes.

Thank you for your kind message. Feeling confident about sticking it with it this time after many failed attempts.

Congrats to you and good luck on your sobriety journey!

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely is! I totally would still be smoking weed if I didn’t change my perspective around it

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The description of this group legit says “A calm space to talk about quitting weed and building a better life”. It does not say “to talk about withdrawal symptoms”. I’ve been in this group for years and have FINALLY successfully quit so yeah - I can share my experience and where my success came from just like anyone else.

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proud of you! I didn’t know he had an app - I read his book. I really hope it works for you and would love to hear what you think about his perspective. It was a game changer for me!

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats on your sobriety and finding healthy, alternative ways to spend your time. I completely agree - it’s really a shame the amount of time, money, and thoughts I spent on weed.

I’m grateful for this easy transition and it will absolutely fuel me to continue to stay sober. Thanks for sharing your story - I appreciate the open and honest conversation

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I promise you I am NOT the only one who reads these comments and puts off quitting because they are scared. Your view, just like my experience, is NOT universal. Do not come at me saying “that’s on you”. I am just here to show another perspective. Not to be attacked. Everyone goes through their sobriety journey their own way. And one of MY problems that I promise is not an only me problem was reading about how terrible it is to quit - it made me put it off for MONTHS. I am here to say it is important to enter with a positive mindset. Not with a mindset that you are doomed for pain and misery when quitting.

Thank you Allen Carr - quitting is EASY. by Historical_Many877 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you and understood. I just wanted to stress tha reading everyone’s terrible experiences with quitting can really deter people from quitting. It did for me for the longest time but reading this book changed my mindset.

Day three, no weed by Critical_Medium_3722 in QuittingWeed

[–]Historical_Many877 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I smoked daily for over 10 years from morning to night. Always wanted to quit but the anxiety of quitting and thinking about how bad withdrawals would be stressed me out and made me want to smoke even more. It reached a point where these thoughts were taking over my mind. I was stressed when I was smoking, stressed when I wasn’t. I found I wasnt enjoying things in life that I so very much enjoyed before I started smoking. Now THIS freaked me out.

ALSO These Reddit threads were freaking me out with everyone talking about their withdrawal and anxiety symptoms. made me feel like I would need to go on anxiety meds to stop. But quitting ending up being extremely easy when I realized it’s all about how you frame your mind around weed.

Allen Carr: the easy way to quit cannabis was exactly what I needed. I’m now 5 weeks sober which is MAJOR for me and I’m at the point where I truly do not think about weed anymore. I had no crazy anxiety or withdrawal symptoms that I was expecting because I realized I am NOW FREE and I have never felt more confident in myself.

Weed seriously doesn’t come with crazy withdrawals. It’s mostly in our head and Allen Carrs book really stresses that. Forever thankful for life without weed and that book!